Re: Class and Multi-thread safety

On 16 Out, 19:25, Jon Skeet [C# MVP] <sk...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Nuno Magalhaes <nunommagalh...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is there any keyword applicable to a class to make it thread-safe?
Without having to put lock(this){} in all functions?

Putting lock(this) doesn't make it thread-safe.

Thread safety is not a simple matter - you need to carefully consider
threading and various issues when making a class thread-safe. In
particular, think about any code in other classes you call while
holding a lock - if you're not careful, you can easily deadlock.

I'd also recommend against locking on "this" to start with.

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What is the difference between locking on "this" and locking on an
object inside the class? My object is never changed. What can go wrong?

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